Cherry-seeder.



G. S. HENDRICK.

CHERRY sBpDEB. APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, 1911.

Patented Aug.` 6, 1912.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEicE.

CHARLES S. HENDRICK, OF CLINTON, ILLINOIS.

CHERRY-SEEDER.

T o all 'whom 'it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. HEN- In the present instance, it is my purpose to provide a simple, inexpensive and efficient device whereby the pits or stones may be rapidly and easily removed from the fruit, without destroying 'the body of said fruit.

With the above-recited objects and others of a similar nature in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof parts, set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawingz-Figure 1 is a view of a device embodying my invention, showing the manner of holding the same. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device.

In carrying out my invention, I form the device of any suitable material, such as a flat band of metal, and in the process of manufacture, I bend a single piece of material to form a loop or ring through which fits one of the fingers of the operator, the free end of the shank being forked or bifurcated and preferably curved upwardly, the construction and arrangement being .such that the fruit such as a cherry may be held between the thumb and finger and the stone or pit quickly pressed or removed therefrom.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 29, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

Serial N o. 641,207.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in detail, the numeral 5 designates my device as an entirety which device is formed in the present instance of a single piece of metal rolled or bent at one end to form a finger ring, the opposite end of the strip of metal being slotted or bifurcated to form the arms 7 7, said arms being curved nupwardly adjacent to the ends, as at 8, and terminate in the rounded ends 9.v

When the device is to be used, a finger is slipped through the ring with the arms extending outward toward the thumb. The operator clasps the fruit and pierces the body of the same with the sharpened ends of the arms so that the curved portions of the latter engage with the stone. whereby the latter may be `readily removed from the body.

It will be seen that I have provided a simple, cheap and efiicient form of device for stoning fruit, which may be manufactured and marketed at a relatively low cost.

I claim:-

As an article of manufacture, ar fruit stoning device formed of a single strip of metal rolled or turned at one end to form a finger-engaging ring, the body of said strip being slightly curved, the end of the strip opposite the finger-engaging rings being bifurcated to formtwo parallel arms the terminals of which are curved upwardly and rounded.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES S. HENDRICK.

Witnesses:

EDWARD B. MITCHELL, `MARGARET G. FLEMING. 

